Understanding Degradation in Polymer Solar Cells and Improving Stability

Progress in Understanding Degradation Mechanisms and Improving Stability in Organic Photovoltaics, W.R. Mateker, M.D. McGehee, Advanced Materials, 1603940 (2016)

Assessing the Stability of High Performance Solution Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells, R. Cheacharoen, W.R. Mateker, Q. Zhang et al., Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 161 (2017) 368-376.

Molecular Packing and Arrangement Govern the Photo-Oxidative Stability of Organic Photovoltaic Materials, W.R. Mateker, T. Heumueller, R. Cheacharoen I.T. Sachs-Quintana, J. Warnan, X. Liu, G.C. Bazan, P.M. Beaujuge, M.D. McGehee, Chemistry of Materials, 27 (2015) 6345-6353.

Minimal Long-Term Intrinsic Degradation Observed in a Polymer Solar Cell Illuminated in an Oxygen-Free Environment, W.R. Mateker, I.T. Sachs-Quintana, G.F. Burkhard, R. Cheacharoen, M.D. McGehee, Chemistry of Materials, 27 (2014) 404-407.

Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for tandems with silicon and CIGS, C.D. Bailie, M.G. Christoforo, J.P. Mailoa, A.R. Bowring, E.L. Unger, W.H. Nguyen, J. Burschka, N. Pellet, J.Z. Lee, M. Gratzel, R. Noufi, T. Buonassisi, A. Salleo, M.D. McGehee, Energy and Environmental Science, 8 (2014) 956-963.

Reducing burn-in voltage loss in polymer solar cells by increasing the polymer crystallinity, T. Heumeller, W.R. Mateker, I.T. Sachs-Quintana, K. Vandewal, J.A. Bartelt, T.M. Burke, T. Ameri, C.J. Brabec, M.D. McGehee, Energy and Environmental Science, 7 (2014) 2974-2980. Electron Barrier Formation at the Organic-Back Contact Interface is the First Step in Thermal Degradation of Polymer Solar Cells, I.T. Sachs-Quintana, T. Heumueller, W.R. Mateker, D.E. Orozco, R. Cheacharoen, S. Sweetnam, C.J. Brabec, M.D. McGehee, Advanced Functional Materials, 24 (2014) 3978-3985.

Improving the long-term stability of PBDTTPD polymer solar cells through material purification aimed at removing organic impurities, W.R. Mateker, J.D. Douglas, C. Cabanetos, I.T. Sachs-Quitana, J.A. Bartelt, E.T. Hoke, A. El Labban, P.M. Beaujuge, J.M.J. Fréchet, M.D. McGehee, Energy and Environmental Science, 6 (2013) 2529.

The Role of Electron Affinity in Determining Whether Fullerenes Catalyze or Inhibit Photooxidation of Polymers for Solar Cells, E.T. Hoke, I.T. Sachs-Quitana, M.T. Lloyd, I. Kauvar, W.R. Mateker, A.M. Nardes, C.H. Peters, N. Kopidakis, M.D. McGehee, Advanced Energy Materials, 2 (2012) 1351 .

The Mechanism of Burn-in Loss in a High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cell, C.H. Peters, I.T. Sachs-Quitana, W.R. Mateker, T. Heumueller, J. Rivnay, R. Noriega, Z.M. Beiley, E.T. Hoke, A. Salleo, M.D. McGehee, Advanced Materials, 24 (2012) 663.

High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells with Long Operating Lifetimes, C.H. Peters, I.T. Sachs-Quitana, J.P. Kastrop, S. Beaupre, M. Leclerc, M.D. McGehee, Advanced Energy Materials, 1 (2011) 491.